The hunt resumes - visited more new townhouses

I snuck off from work today to see three townhouses that were all in the same area of GHo - all on 16th street.  We couldn't get in to one, so I ended up seeing two.  The first house is actually what prompted our visit as the listing price of this house just came down considerably and was now in our price range.

Townhouse 1: This one had a bit of an awkwardly shaped living room to make room for the staircase, the fireplace, the half-bath, and the coat closet -- similar to the Bamboo house.   The kitchen setup wasn't ideal for me (partly because of this).  I have never been fond of kitchens that has all of the stuff along each side wall.  It seems like a waste of space.  BUT, it had fabulous cabinets - plenty of drawers and a full length cabinet next to the fridge (I can't believe more people don't do that!), with very deep shelves.  Perfect for things like the Food Processor, blender, and all that other stuff that you need close by, but don't use enough... and a lazy susan, perfect for food...  there was a porch out the back, kind of small - half mulch and half cement - a little unusual.  The townhouse also had an unfinished basement, but it has already been studded, so it would be an easy to finish -- a good "Man Room" and plenty of storage as well (something the Kimball House was missing in the basement).  The bedrooms on the second floor were a little small, but again, lots of closet space.  Unfortunately, the recessed lighting on the first floor did not continue to the second and third floors - crappy lights, ugh.  Laundry on the second floor, closets in the hallway and in the bathroom....  third floor is the master bedroom.  There wasn't a door on the third floor, something I know Adam isn't a big fan of.  The bathroom was very nice, but I wish they had put in a jacuzzi tub.  The master closet was phenomenal -- can you tell I value closet/storage space?  No roof deck or porch off the bedroom, which was a bummer.  The developer made great choices when it came to marble/granite/hardwood choices.  Its not EVERYTHING we were looking for, but its a pretty good house - no way it was worth what they were originally listing it for though - no recessed lights throughout?  What is that about??? 

Townhouse 2: I had high hopes for this place because the first floor had great wainscoating in the photos.  The layout was straight-through on the first floor and felt larger/wider than the first place.  Wasn't a big fan of the kitchen - some of the cabinets were in an unusual place that felt more like an afterthought.  The basement was half finished, the front half seemed too small to do anything with, but there was lots of storage space in the back/unfinished half.  The fun stopped here.  The two bedrooms on the second floor had teeny tiny closets and had cheap carpeting (everything else was hardwood floors).    When you walk up the steps there was this funny lost space without a window that was odd.  On the third floor they again had a funny layout, with an office/seating area when you walk up the steps, but then a small area for the actual bedroom and the smallest master closet we have seen so far.  The realtor and I both thought that the developer didn't do a good job making the best use of space.  Why not take some of that lost space and make some decent bedroom closets??? 

The hunt continues....